Chapter 912 — Meeting an Old Acquaintance on the Escort Road
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
" Shen Mu smiled. "I thank you for your kind words. Only, I am not quite clear where the Great Prison lies. I must ask the Divine Sovereign to point me the way. " The Divine Sovereign Wuji grew solemn.
"Walk toward the Origin Tree, Heaven Venerable. When you reach the foot of the Origin Tree, that is the Great Prison. " Shen Mu thanked him. "There is no need for the Divine Sovereign to see me off.
Please stay. " The Divine Sovereign Wuji said politely, "See you off I must.
A Heaven Venerable is, after all, a Heaven Venerable; if I did not, would I not be failing in propriety? The Heaven Venerable need not be so courteous.
My name is Wu Shengji; if the Heaven Venerable does not disdain it, call me Little Wu.
" Shen Mu nodded and walked out of the temple. The Divine Sovereign Wuji followed close at his heels. Outside the temple, they saw a vast army of gods and demons drawn up in formation, sealing off the temple with murderous intent. The Heavenly Court's grand formation of slaughter was terrifying beyond measure, its momentum crushing the sky.
The radiance of countless divine weapons surged into the clouds and merged into one, and countless runes interlocked to transform into a green tree that suppressed all the heavens!
The Divine Sovereign Wuji flew into a rage, strode forward, and shouted sternly, "Insolence! This is the Heaven Venerable Mu, an honored guest of my Eastern Heaven Palace. That you dare bare your blades is outrageous!
Withdraw at once! " The god-and-demon officers and soldiers of the Eastern Heaven Palace were bewildered. They had sensed a terrifying aura erupting within the temple, and so had gathered the army and come.
Arriving here, they had seen a plump bird devouring a man inside the hall, the temple's walls blasted away until only the pillars and beams that propped it up remained, and so they had formed ranks, ready to fight. But at the Divine Sovereign Wuji's command, they had no choice but to withdraw. The Divine Sovereign Wuji breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
"Heaven Venerable, after you. " Shen Mu nodded and stood upon the dragon qilin's head.
The dragon qilin trod upon fiery clouds and walked forward, while Yan'er transformed into a plump green sparrow and perched on the Divine Sovereign Wuji's shoulder. The Divine Sovereign Wuji went to the front of the dragon qilin and personally led the way for it. He escorted Shen Mu a thousand li.
Shen Mu smiled.
"Divine Sovereign, a farewell escort of a thousand li must end in parting.
Let us stop here. " The Divine Sovereign Wuji bowed and stood in attendance. "I respectfully see the Heaven Venerable off. " Yan'er flew up from his shoulder and alighted on Shen Mu's.
Shen Mu said, "Divine Sovereign, you have entertained me with great warmth, and told me the tale of the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Heaven; I have profited much. Before we part, I too have a word to give you.
" The Divine Sovereign Wuji said hastily, "I am all ears.
" Shen Mu smiled. "Because the Azure Dragon, Emperor of the East, did not treat the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Heaven well, he incurred his enmity, and now faces the peril of being supplanted, his life in danger. If you, Divine Sovereign, take too deep a grudge against Jingping, how do you know Jingping will not one day be another Azure Emperor of the Eastern Heaven?
Leave a line in all things.
As for my line, I have left it for you; I did not take your life. If you leave Jingping a line, there will still be room to turn things around in the future. Fat Dragon, let us go. " The dragon qilin bore them away into the distance. The Divine Sovereign Wuji felt as though a great weight had lifted from him. He savored Shen Mu's words carefully, and his heart grew cold with awe. A moment later, the great army of the Eastern Heaven Palace arrived from behind, tower ships spanning the sky, banners streaming, killing intent soaring to the heavens.
"Divine Sovereign, shall we pursue?
" a divine general asked loudly.